New-York tribune., 1887-04-15
LINCOLN BURIED AT LAST.
REMOVED FROM THE SECRET GRAVE.
THE PRESIDENTS BODY AND THAT OF HIS WIFE
PLACED IN THE VAULT INTENDED FOR THEM.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUNE

liE PRESIDENTS BODY AND THAT OF HIS WIFI
PLACED IN THE VAULT INTENDED FOR THEM.
lBr TELEGRAPu TO THE TRIBUNE.
SpRTNGFIELD ILL.,, April 14.-The remains OF Abraham
Lincoln and those Of his wife taken from the secret
grave to-day and buried in the north vault Of the monu-
ment. Although the public had been given TO under
stand that the body Of Abraham Lincoln was placed In
the marble sarcophagus which rests In the tomb where
the grave robbers left It number Of years ago, t has
been known to limited number of that the grave
was in some secret place. Only few were aware OF the
spot AT the time the body arrived here in 1865 was
taken m charge by the Lincoln Monument Association,
which il local organization. The body was In the Gus
tody OF this association until shortly after an attempt
was made to steal 1t from the tomb AT
that time the body placed in Of the Lincoln
Guards OF Honor The latter organization was formed
especially for the purpose OF preventing the remains
from being taken away by grave robbers Its ostensbe
purpose to hold memorial services on the anniver
eary OF Lincon's death
number Of mechanics have been diligently at work
about The north vault OF the for several days
When asked what being done they replied that some
repairs being made No admitted to this
apartment Everything connected with the matter has
been surrounded by the most profound secrecy. ON
Tuesday the secretary OF the Lincoln Guards OF Honor
sent out the following notice TO each member OF the aso-
citation.
has been designated by the Executive Committee the
time for exhuTnng the remains of Mr. and Mrs Lincoln
1t is thought best that be strictly private Do not on
any account let reporter know 1t.
The members Of the associations accordingly met
at the this morning, entered the south vault
place where the Lincoln relics kept and held con
sutation In short time number OF mechanics were
taken in door in the door side Of this opens into
passageway through the foundation, upon which the
obeisk rests This passageway makes number OF
turns and entrance cannot be effected except through
this door. This irregular hall leads
To In
rectly under the centre at the north
base OF the obelsk the remains of both Mr.. and
Mrs Lincoln. They buried ABOUT three feet be-
meath the surface Lncolns remains placed there
In November 1873
The coffin containing the body OF Lincoln was first
taken up aud carried to the where the relies were
There outside pine box then cedar box contain
ing the walnut coffin This coffin had alright lead
lining The lid was removed. The features Of the
martyr President were remarkably we'll preserved. The
clothing had not decayed Those who knew Mr. Lincoln
dscerned his features at The silver plate on the
coffin lid bright On 1t inscribed the following
Abraham ncoln Sixteenth President, United States
Born February II. 1909; died April 10, 1863.
General Rcccc president OF the Guards OF Honor then
turned tho Lincoln Monument Association the
body OF Mr. Lincoln certificate declaring the body to
be that received from the Monument Association aud
signed by member OF the Guards OF Honor accompa-
MED the remains The Lincoln Monument Association
made out a certificate for record that the remains were
those OF Abraham Lincoln. The coffin then sealed
aud taken 10 the north vault Tho floor had been re-
moved and grave eight feet long. six feet wide and
five feet deep had been prepared IL was csnented
bricked mp and had cement floor. In this grave the
con placed the head resting toward the south To
the of MIR Lincoln placed the collin OF Mrs Lincoln
II opened An arch Of brick built over the
collins Upon this arch hydraulic cement ana pounded
rock wcre placed, forming "a composition harder than
stone. The vault in which the grave is pn is the one
originally intended for tho purpose The TWO childrch
are led In this vault